• Will I stay anonymous if I test a site?
• Who is censoring?

How does Internet censoring work?

It is estimated that some 30,000 Chinese civil servants are monitoring Internet traffic and blocking content that is deemed undesirable. Typing in sensitive keywords such as ‘democracy’, ‘Falun Gong’ or ‘porno’ in a search engine  results in an error message. Websites of a sensitive nature are being blocked. Internet service providers also (self)censor, as do individuals: many people do not express their real thoughts because they know these will be censored anyway.

• Is only the Internet being censored?
• Will Internet censorship ever change?
• How do the people of China counter this?
• What about Wikipedia?
• Can Internet censorship happen here?
• Why should I be bothered?
• Will this site be blocked as well, eventually?
• Are Western companies engaging in censorship in China?
• Are you associated with any human rights organisation?
• Once again: who is censoring in China?
• What about blogging?
• Can the Great Firewall be by-passed by technical means?
• What if people persist in distributing ‘sensitive’ information via their websites or blogs?
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